Thoughts for another day

May 14, 2013.

Today's verse: Romans 8:15. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

While praying yesterday, the Lord nudged me into a very important concept, I never ever thought in my entire life which, has seen its fair share of ups and downs.  As I look back on the days gone by and if you too do that, you’ll realise that a good percentage of our lives are spent in fear – fear that something adverse will happen, fear that not everything is right, fear of this and fear of that even stupid irrational fear like if your eyebrows twitch, it’s a sign of impending danger, etc.

I have been fearful a lot because of these irrational and stupid thoughts and they have dragged me down.  The thought the Lord put in me was, ‘if I can be triggered to think of evil and danger just by some stupid notions or beliefs and fear something which may or may not happen, because some devilish imp put that thought in me (mind you, no one can put any thought in my mind unless I’m receptive to it), then how about me putting on the cloak of our Almighty God and be led by Him to be fearless.  What a wonderful counter to the origin of fear in us.  Just think, how much more powerful and glorious our Lord is than all other things and yet we don’t think of His Presence in our lives but rather give our mental space to the devil and cower before his stupid fearful thoughts.

Like the psalmist, if I really believe in my God, then like him, I’ll say, ‘The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?’   I thank the Lord for having put this thought so strongly in my mind; it felt as if a huge load was taken off me – now I know that no thought, intended to frighten me, can ever do that.  No matter what basis the thought springs from, like for example, because of my current financial difficulties, I may think I have a bleak future; but this thought I’ll banish quickly at the feet of the Lord for not me but He alone is my Provider.  And I realise by the Lord’s help that the devil is a liar par excellence and so I will not trust in any of his stupid lies and rather tell Him how powerful my God is and that He cares for me…really.